Chapter 3 · The Yoga of Action · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 3.22 — Krishna also works

न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन। नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि ॥

na me pārthāsti kartavyaṃ triṣu lokeṣu kiñcana | nānavāptamavāptavyaṃ varta eva ca karmaṇi ||

Meaning

Partha, there is no duty for me to do in all the three worlds, nothing I lack or need to gain — and yet I keep working.

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